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Million outlook bright for unraced colt

Punters who have taken the $6.50 about unraced juvenile Khufu in next month’s $1m Doubletree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) can breathe a little easier after the son of American Pharoah looked all class when winning an 800m trial at Cambridge on Tuesday. The Tony Pike-trained colt has long impressed trial-watchers but will make a belated bid for Karaka Million glory after a hamstring tweak has pushed back his raceday debut. Jumping straight to the front in Tuesday’s trial on the polytr...

David Hayes unveils Conqueror with Hong Kong Derby in mind

Trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror (Fastnet Rock) at Sha Tin on Sunday, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m).The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time Group One winner Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Listed Karaka Million Three-Year-Old Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie Racecourse in New Zealand, with that horse subsequently winning two Group Ones, the Surround Stakes ...

Weekend Runners 18.12.2020

Good luck to connections of all Cm graduates racing this weekend including the following: NEW ZEALAND FRIDAY Levin RC- Race 1 Vets on Riverbank Maiden S., NZ$10000 2100m Ian's Legacy (NZ) 2015 (G. by Rip Van Winkle-Egeria) (trainer: Ms L De Lautour)                        Mongolian Princess (NZ) 2017 (F. by Mongolian Khan-Flower Girl) (trainer: T J Perry)                 Race 9 Paul Irel...

Weekend Runners 12.12.2020

Good luck to connections of Cm grads racing this week including the following:AUSTRALIA SATURDAYFlemington- Race 5 Living Legends H., A$125000 1000m Manolo Blahniq (NZ) 2013 (G. by Jimmy Choux-Floramour) (trainer: A W Noonan)NEW ZEALAND SATURDAYAwapuni- Race 5 Himatangi Transport H., NZ$32500 1600m Weaponry (NZ) 2015 (G. by Declaration of War-Cat Shmea) (trainer: J W Richards)Southland RC- Race 3 Shoe Clinic H., NZ$22500 1200m Anjarden (NZ) 2016 (F. by Nadeem-Elysium) (trainer: P D Harris) ...

Manolo Blahniq ready to return

After seven months on the sidelines, Manolo Blahniq is ready to return on Saturday at Flemington, a track that's been a happy hunting ground for the seven-year-old in the past.Tony Noonan's gelding hasn't won since taking out the 2019 Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Headquarters almost 700 days ago.The Mornington-based trainer admits it will be a tough task first-up for the son of Jimmy Choux, taking on the likes of Western Australian mare Fabergino, who's back over her preferred distance in ...

Weekend runners 4.12.2020

Good luck to connections of Cm graduates racing this weekend including the following:AUSTRALIA SATURDAYRosehill- Race 2 Precise Air H., A$125000 1500m Toscanini (AUS) 2017 (C. by Fastnet Rock-Soubrettes) (trainer: C Maher & D Eustace)               Race 9 Rosehill Bowling Club H., A$125000 1200m Rover (AUS) 2015 (G. by Fastnet Rock-Gypsy Princess) (trainer: A J Cummings)Pakenham RC- Race 3 Iron Jack Aust Lagers H., A$75000 2000m Nerve Not Verve (NZ) 2...

Keegan on the ride of her life

Trudy Keegan is still on cloud nine after taking out the Gr.3 Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton with Aimee’s Jewel last month. It was the first time the Stratford trainer had campaigned in the South Island and she said she couldn’t have hoped for a better experience. “Riccarton was our first time racing on southern soil and to go down there for the first time and win a Group Three was pretty massive,” Keegan said. “It was like being on a big adventure bec...

Welcome win for Cm grad

Curraghmore graduate You're Welcome was back in the winner's circle on Saturday after taking out the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Qualifier (2100m) at Ellerslie.Touted as an improving stayer by trainer Jamie Richards, You're Welcome will now prepare for the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2400m) on the same course on New Year's Day. After pressing forward from a wide gate You're Welcome was caught wide at the post with a lap to run, but jockey Troy Harris retained his composure a...

Weekend Runners 27.11.2020

Good luck to connections of all Cm graduates racing this weekend including:NEW ZEALAND FRIDAYCentral Otago RC- Race 2 NZB Insurance Pearl Series Maiden S., NZ$10000 1400m Anjarden (NZ) 2016 (F. by Nadeem-Elysium) (trainer: P D Harris)                               Race 4 Agriculture South Maiden S., NZ$10000 1220m Anjarden (NZ) 2016 (F. by Nadeem-Elysium) (trainer: P D Harris) AUSTRALIA SATURDAYBarcaldine R...

In A Twinkling wins second Counties Cup

Enigmatic stayer In A Twinkling was on his best behaviour as he secured his second Gr.3 Franklin Auctions Counties Cup (2100m) with a gritty effort on Saturday. The Jamie Richards-trained five-year-old can be a headstrong character at times and has tested Richard’s patience on numerous occasions. However, when his mind is on the job, he is a highly talented galloper as evidenced by his runner-up performance in the 2019 Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) along with a stirring front-running effort t...

Weekend Runners 20.11.2020

Good luck to connections of all Cm grads racing this weekend including the following:AUSTRALIA FRIDAYRosehill-  Race 4 TAB H., A$50000 1800m Sacred Suite (NZ) 2016 (G. by Sacred Falls-Suitely) (trainer: C J Waller)Moonee Valley- Race 7 Seppelt Wines H., A$50000 2040m Nerve Not Verve (NZ) 2015 (F. by Shocking-Bilancia) (trainer: M D Moroney)Orange JC- Race 1 Amtote International Maiden H., A$22000 1600m Godfrey Park (NZ) 2016 (G. by Roc de Cambes-Fidgette) (trainer: Brett Thompson)NEW Z...

Perry snares Classic colt

Masterton bloodstock agent Bruce Perry struck late on day 2 of the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale when going to $450,000 to secure a quality colt by Tavistock.Presented by Curraghmore, the classically-bred colt is from the stakes-placed Shirocco mare Mourasana.Bred by Sir Owen Glenn’s Go Bloodstock, the colt is from the family of Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m) winner Mourayan and Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) placegetter Mourilyan.“I thought he was a lovely horse, he was very well balanced a...

Curraghmore graduates shine at Cup Week

Kahma Lass (NZ) (Darci Brahma) capped off a great Cup Week at Riccarton for Te Awamutu farm Curraghmore when winning the Gr.1 Barneswood Farm New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) on Saturday.  Wearing the colours of her owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay of Cambridge Stud, and ridden superbly by Opie Bosson Kahma Lass defeated a quality field by an official margin of 0.8 lengths.  “I’m so pleased for her breeder Greg Tomlinson of Nearco Stud,” said Curraghmore’s Gordon Cunningham. “He...

Weekend Runners 13.11.2020

Good luck to connections of all Cm grads racing this weekend including the following:AUSTRALIA FRIDAYGundagai-Adelong RC- Race 4 Elouera Hire H., A$35000 1400m Spring Season (AUS) 2015 (G. by Sebring-Private Steer) (trainer: J W Marzol)MACAU FRIDAYRace 5 Manchester H., M$210000 1510m Mission Dragon (NZ) 2016 (G. by Reliable Man-Skeena) (trainer: PLE)NEW ZEALAND FRIDAYManawatu RC- Race 5 Cafe Cuba, Harcourts Team H., NZ$32500 2100m Penelope Cruise (NZ) 2015 (F. by Ocean Park-Floridita) ...

Untapped Aimee's Jewel wins Canterbury Breeders' Stakes

Four-year-old mare Aimee's Jewel scored a stunning win in Wednesday’s Gr.3 Valachi Downs Canterbury Breeders' Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton under a gem of a ride from Lisa Allpress. Prepared at Stratford by Trudy Keegan, the daughter of Proisir was having just her fifth raceday start. Snagged back to the rear of the field from a tricky draw (barrier 11), Allpress saved ground closer to the rails before presenting the mare inside the final furlong, finishing over the top of her close relation Iri...

Weekend Runners - 7.11.2020

Good luck to the connections of all Cm runners racing this weekend including:AUSTRALIA SATURDAY:BRC- Race 5 Morf P., A$50000 1600m Sacred Suite (NZ) 2016 (G. by Sacred Falls-Suitely) (trainer: C J Waller)GCTC- Race 7 Kensular Xmas Day Out P., A$21000 1300m Pumps (NZ) 2015 (G. by Jimmy Choux-Musigny) (trainer: S J Morrisey)VRC- Race 6 VRC Sprint Classic Gr.1, A$1502100 1200m Tofane (NZ) 2015 (F. by Ocean Park-Baggy Green) (trainer: M D Moroney)          Race 7 M...

2019/2020 Group One Winner: Tofane

Gordon Cunningham is presented the NZTBA's G1 winner award as breeder of Tofane, winner of the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes....

Tough task for Tofane in Sprint Classic

Trainer Mike Moroney knows Group One winner Tofane has her work cut out for her in Saturday’s Gr.1 Darley Sprint Classic (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday, but believes she will be more than competitive. “She’ll need some luck in the run, but she is a Group One horse and good enough to win,” he said. The mare is one of five runners to come out of the A$15 million The Everest (1200m), where she finished unplaced after pulling up with a breathing issues. “She ended up with a black eye, a...

Weekend Runners- 31.10.2020

Good luck to connections of all Cm grads racing this weekend including:AUSTRALIA SATURDAYDubbo TC- Race 1 Bombira Estate Maiden P., A$22000 1410m Godfrey Park (NZ) 2016 (G. by Roc de Cambes-Fidgette) (trainer: Brett Thompson)GCTC- Race 7 Daly Project Management H., A$21000 1400m Pumps (NZ) 2015 (G. by Jimmy Choux-Musigny) (trainer: S J Morrisey)Newcastle JC- Race 7 Prince of Merewether Maiden P., A$35000 1250m Toscanini (AUS) 2017 (C. by Fastnet Rock-Soubrettes) (trainer: C Maher ...

Two winners and two stakes placings

Curraghmore graduates were in action across the globe this weekend with two winners in Asia and a couple of stakes placings in Australasia.  Age of Chivalry (NZ) (He’s Remarkable) ran second to Homesman in the Gr.2 Schweppes Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.  The Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained five-year-old is set to back up in the Gr.1 Kennedy Cantala Stakes (1600m) on Derby Day at Flemington on Saturday. ...

Our Weekend Runners - 23.10.2020

Good luck to connections of all Cm runners this weekend including the following:AUSTRALIA FRIDAYBenalla RC- Race 4 Steph Ryan Maiden P., A$35000 1606m Bolshoi Boy (NZ) 2016 (G. by Reliable Man-Ballet Danseuse) (trainer: P Stokes)Moonee Valley- Race 2 MSC Signs H., A$135000 2040m Nerve Not Verve (NZ) 2015 (F. by Shocking-Bilancia) (trainer: M D Moroney)Scone RC- Race 3 Buy a Turangga Yearling Maiden H., A$30000 1300m Godfrey Park (NZ) 2016 (G. by Roc de Cambes-Fidgette) (trainer: Brett Thomp...

Sargent Out To Build On Mare's Winning Ratio

By Ray Hickson, Racing NSWThere are no grand short-term plans for stakes placed mare Aspect Ratio and trainer John Sargent says he’d like to use the late spring, early summer, period to build confidence.Eight of Aspect Ratio’s 14 starts have been in Group and Listed company, including her second behind ATC Derby winner Quick Thinker at Group 3 level last year, and she’s only been unplaced once in the other six.Sargent said the Quayclean Handicap (1800m) at Kensington on Wednesday is a good...

Weekend Runners - 17/10/2020

Good luck to connections of all Cm runners racing this weekend including the following:AUSTRALIA SATURDAYRandwick- Race 7 The Everest, A$15000000 1200m Tofane (NZ) 2015 (F. by Ocean Park-Baggy Green) (trainer: M D Moroney)Inverell JC- Race 4 Thomas Davis Brown & Co H., A$8500 1100m Bouwmeester (NZ) 2014 (G. by Ocean Park-Happy Forever) (trainer: Ned Coldbeck)Caulfield- Race 5 Ethereal S. Gr.3, A$200500 2000m Shilajit (NZ) 2017 (F. by Proisir-Uno Sayuri) (trainer: Dan O'Sullivan)Murrumbidgee...

Not An Option on top at Matamata

Well-travelled three-year-old Not An Option reminded punters of his galloping ability when he defeated a small but classy field of rivals over 1400m at Matamata on Saturday. The Not A Single Doubt colt was having his first start since returning home from a three-race campaign in Australia during his two-year-old season that included a third-place finish in the Gr.3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) at Randwick. Trainer Tony Pike brought him home after he put in a below par effort in the Gr.1 JJ Atkins...

Weekend Runners - 9 Oct 2020

SATURDAY - 10/10/2020 12:57 Race 2 Matamata RC Fairview Motors Matamata S., NZ$25000 1400m             Not an Option (AUS) 2017 (C. by Not a Single Doubt-Chintz) (A W Pike) 18:00 Race 3 Singapore TC Gilt Complex H., S$50000 1400m             Asgard Massif (AUS) 2015 (G. by Fastnet Rock-Jolie's Shinju) (J Peters) 18:15 Race 4 Cunnamulla DDRC Oigle Coleman Memorial H., ...